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Personality, behavior and environmental features associated with OXTR genetic variants in British mothers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Connelly Jessica J, Golding Jean, Gregory Steven P, Ring Susan M, Davis John M, Davey Smith George, Harris James C, Carter C Sue, Pembrey Marcus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is assumed that the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is associated with factors that are related to features of reproduction as well as the currently emerging fields of mood and emotional response. METHODS: We analysed data from over 8000 mothers who participated in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). We determined reproductive, emotional and personality differences related...
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